Amazon ending its ‘Try Before You Buy’ program

Online retail amazon is ending its “Try Before You Buy” service, which allows its core customers to try on half a dozen clothing items for a week before deciding which ones they want to keep.

It an e-commerce giant announced on its website that the program will end on January 31.

Amazon is ending its Try Before You Buy program at the end of the month (MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images)

When asked what the reason behind the decision was, an Amazon spokesperson said FOX Business: The company heard from customers that they prefer to shop Amazon’s wider selection of apparel and accessories, which offers greater selection and faster shipping speeds, compared to the narrower selection and longer shipping times of Try Before You Buy products.

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“With the combination of Try Before You Buy, which only measures a limited number of products, and customers increasingly using our new AI-powered features like virtual try-on, personalized size recommendations, review highlights and improved size charts, “To make sure they get it right, we’re phasing out the Try Before You Buy option, effective January 31, 2025,” the press release said. in the speaker’s statement.

Starting January 31st, Amazon will end its Try Before You Buy service (Amazon website / Fox News)

“Of course, customers will continue to enjoy our full selection of apparel with fast, free shipping, easy, free returns,” they added.

Some stores have likened the Try Before You Buy program to personal styling services like Stitch Fix. It’s similar in that customers can order items and only pay for what they keep and return the rest.

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However, Amazon does not offer custom styling with its program. customers can simply choose the clothes, jewelry, shoes and accessories they want from a wide range of items.